Comparison of the Effect of Soy protein and Whey protein on Body Composition: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Clinical Trials

Masoome Piri Damaghi; Atieh Mirzababaei; Sajjad Moradi; Elnaz Daneshzad; Atefeh Tavakoli; Cain C T Clark; Khadijeh Mirzaei

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Comparison of the Effect of Soy protein and Whey protein on Body Composition: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Clinical Trials

Masoome Piri Damaghi, Atieh Mirzababaei, Sajjad Moradi, Elnaz Daneshzad, Atefeh Tavakoli, Cain C T Clark, Khadijeh Mirzaei

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BACKGROUND: Essential amino acids (EAAs) promote the process of regulating muscle synthesis. Thus, whey protein that contains higher amounts of EAA can have a considerable effect on modifying muscle synthesis. However, there is insufficient evidence regarding the effect of soy and whey protein supplementation on body composition. Thus, we sought to perform a meta-analysis of published Randomized Clinical Trials that examined the effect of whey protein supplementation and soy protein supplementation on body composition (lean body mass, fat mass, body mass and body fat percentage) in adults.

METHODS: We searched PubMed, Scopus, and Google Scholar, up to August 2020, for all relevant published articles assessing soy protein supplementation and whey protein supplementation on body composition parameters. We included all Randomized Clinical Trials that investigated the effect of whey protein supplementation and soy protein supplementation on body composition in adults. Pooled means and standard deviations (SD) were calculated using random-effects models. Subgroup analysis was applied to discern possible sources of heterogeneity.

RESULTS: After excluding non-relevant articles, 10 studies, with 596 participants, remained in this study. We found a significant increase in lean body mass after whey protein supplementation weighted mean difference (WMD: 0.91; 95% CI: 0.15, 1.67. P= 0.019). Subgroup analysis, for whey protein, indicated that there was a significant increase in lean body mass in individuals concomitant to exercise (WMD: 1.24; 95% CI: 0.47, 2.00; P= 0.001). There was a significant increase in lean body mass in individuals who received 12 or less weeks of whey protein (WMD: 1.91; 95% CI: 1.18, 2.63; P<0.0001). We observed no significant change between whey protein supplementation and body mass, fat mass, and body fat percentage. We found no significant change between soy protein supplementation and lean body mass, body mass, fat mass, and body fat percentage. Subgroup analysis for soy protein indicated there was a significant increase in lean body mass in individuals who supplemented for 12 or less weeks with soy protein (WMD: 1.48; 95% CI: 1.07, 1.89; P< 0.0001).

CONCLUSION: Whey protein supplementation significantly improved body composition via increases in lean body mass, without influencing fat mass, body mass, and body fat percentage.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	885-895
Number of pages	11
Journal	British Journal of Nutrition
Volume	127
Issue number	6
Early online date	11 May 2021
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/S0007114521001550
Publication status	Published - 28 Mar 2022

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This study was supported by the student’s Scientific Research Center, Tehran, Iran.

Keywords

Body composition
Body fat percentage
Body mass
Fat mass
Lean body mass
Soy protein
Whey protein

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Medicine (miscellaneous)
Nutrition and Dietetics

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